Children's Coordinator-ASAM 3.5 Residential

The Children's Coordinator is responsible for the development, coordination, and delivery of services for infants, children, and adolescents whose mothers are participating in the SAMHSA Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) Program and residing in or receiving services through the organization's ASAM Level 3.5 residential substance use treatment program. The Children's Coordinator ensures that children's developmental, emotional, behavioral, educational, and safety needs are addressed while promoting healing, family reunification, and healthy parent-child attachment.

• Conduct developmental, behavioral, social-emotional, and family functioning screenings for children participating in the program, including entry in the MUW developmental screening hub when appropriate. 

• Coordinate and facilitate age-appropriate services and activities for infants, children, and adolescents residing with or visiting their mothers in treatment, especially while their mothers are participating in treatment services. 

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, scheduling support, and performance oversight to Family Support Staff responsible for supervising and caring for children while mothers participate in treatment services, groups, appointments, and other program activities. 

• Ensure individualized service plans are created for children based on identified needs and strengths. 
• Monitor children's progress and ensure timely referrals for additional services when needed and partnering with other agencies such as First Steps, Nurse Family Partnerships, Healthy Families, etc. 
• Facilitate therapeutic and psychoeducational groups designed to strengthen attachment, parenting skills, emotional regulation, and family resilience. 

• Implement evidence-based or evidence-informed parenting curricula such as the Nurturing Parenting Program and Trust Based Relational Intervention.  

• Coordinate structured parent-child interactions and family activities. 

• Support mothers in understanding child development, trauma impacts, and healthy parenting practices. 

• Collaborate with treatment staff to integrate children's services into residential programming. 
  

• Assist in creating a therapeutic environment that supports family healing and child well-being. 
• Provide consultation to Recovery Support staff regarding child development, trauma, attachment, and family dynamics. 
• Coordinate referrals and advocate for services that support children's well-being. 

• Assist families in accessing community resources and benefits that support child well-being. 

• Assist leadership in developing children's programming consistent with SAMHSA PPW requirements and ASAM criteria. 

• Track service utilization and outcomes related to child and family well-being. 

• Provide education, coaching, and support to mothers and caregivers regarding evidence-based safe sleep practices consistent with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 

• Coordinate safe sleep training for program participants during pregnancy and the postpartum period, ensuring understanding of the ABCs of Safe Sleep (Alone, on their Back, in a Crib). 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, Child Development, Psychology, Family Studies, Early Childhood Education, or related field. 

• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience preferred. 

• Minimum two years of experience working with children and families affected by substance use, trauma, or child welfare involvement. 

• Knowledge of child development across the lifespan. 

• Experience providing family-centered and trauma-informed services.